Study Guides

The ASWB Study Guides are designed to help you prepare for the social work licensure examination that was developed by ASWB. The study guides include a description of the examination development process and the administration procedures as well as suggestions on how to prepare for the examination. There are also 50 sample questions and answers, with rationales included.

Study Guides are available for $30 per guide (plus postage and handling) for each of the ASWB examinations: Clinical, Advanced Generalist, Masters, and Bachelors.

Study guides can be ordered online by clicking here. Study guide orders may also be placed using a credit card by calling the national office at 1-800-225-6880. Orders may also be faxed to the national office by printing out and faxing the order form to 1-540-829-0142.

Sample Questions

Bachelors Examination
The primary purpose of a service plan is to:
(A) establish goals
(B) assess the home situation
(C) monitor behavioral changes
(D) evaluate client progress

Masters Examination
A client who has received services for several years in a dialysis unit appears for a routine visit. The nurse notices a markedly changed affect and refers the client to the dialysis unit social worker. When seeing the social worker, the client seems detached, self-absorbed, and tearful. The social worker should FIRST assess the client's:
(A) life situation and any recent changes
(B) compliance with medical care
(C) concerns about dying
(D) feelings about dialysis

Advanced Generalist Examination
The process of anticipatory socialization is BEST represented by:
(A) expectant mothers attending infant care classes
(B) day care for preschool children
(C) job enrichment programs in industry
(D) divorce mediation counseling

Clinical Examination
A clinical social worker is conducting a first interview with a client who attempts to dominate the interview from the beginning. Among the client's complaints are that his telephone is tapped and his neighborhood is being watched by the police. The social worker can BEST establish a beginning level of rapport with the client by:
(A) interrupting the client to ask factual questions about his background
(B) asking the client to describe the evidence that he has that his phone is tapped
(C) asking the client about the ways in which the social worker can be helpful with these problems
(D) questioning the client about when he first believed that his house was being watched